Trouble in Paradise by Three Way

Chapter 0652

Leo stopped in his tracks but didn't turn around. I knew he was waiting for me to speak.

"Leo, you knew, didn't you..." The thought of those photos made my voice tremble involuntarily.

Nelson wasn't the only one who knew about those photos. At the very least, the security tearn on the third floor of The Secret knew, and so did Claudia.

Thinking about the call I'd just received from Claudia-was the "secret" she mentioned referring to those photos?

Lec didn't look back, but I heard him take a deep breath. "If you behave yourself, no one else will find out."

His voice was so emotionless that I couldn't discem whether his words were a warning or something else.

Nicholas was furious, clearly interpreting Leo's words as a blatant provocation, showing no respect for him. "Leo! Don't you dare..."

"Nicholas," I interrupted softly before he could finish. "Let him go."

speaking, I felt dazed, my gaze

to sit beside

hated the feeling of Ariana hiding things from him. It filled him with a sense of unease, a

blinked, snapping out of my daze, and mechanically picked up my spoon, putting a bite of food in my mouth

enough that it's getting

"If you don't want to eat, then don't. I'll have someone bring fresh

I'm not that hungry anyway-I'm already

Something you can't tell me?" Nicholas expression looked

slight tears in his dark eyes stirred a sense of guilt in me. But I couldn't even pinpoint the

him. "There's nothing. You're overthinking it. He used to be Yasmine's boyfriend, didn't

for Yasmine-after

gaze deepened, clearly unconvinced. What I said didn't

sighed inwardly, realizing I didn't want to tell him. So, no matter how much he

my hand in his, his rough thumb

"Ari," he called softly.